CFV: comp.os.linux reorganization

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The following was yanked from comp.os.linux.announce:

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Subject: CFV: comp.os.linux reorganization

                           FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
		          COMP.OS.LINUX  REORGANIZATION

unmoderated group comp.os.linux.advocacy
moderated group   comp.os.linux.answers
unmoderated group comp.os.linux.development.apps
unmoderated group comp.os.linux.hardware
unmoderated group comp.os.linux.networking
unmoderated group comp.os.linux.x
unmoderated group comp.os.linux.development.system
   - proposed to replace comp.os.linux.development
unmoderated group comp.os.linux.setup
   - proposed to replace comp.os.linux.admin
removal of unmoderated group comp.os.linux.help
   - proposed removal would be implemented as a rename to the existing
     comp.os.linux.misc newsgroup

Newsgroups lines:
comp.os.linux.advocacy  Benefits of Linux compared to other operating systems.
comp.os.linux.answers   FAQs, How-To's, READMEs, etc. about Linux. (Moderated)
comp.os.linux.development.apps  Writing Linux applications, porting to Linux
comp.os.linux.hardware  Hardware compatibility with the Linux operating system.
comp.os.linux.networking        Networking and communications under Linux.
comp.os.linux.x	Linux X Window System servers, clients, libraries and fonts.
comp.os.linux.development.system        Linux kernels, device drivers, modules.
comp.os.linux.setup     Linux installation and system administration.

(Not shown on the newsgroups lines: removal of comp.os.linux.help.)


Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 12 December 1994.

This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party.  For voting
questions only contact Ian Kluft (ikluft at amdahl.com).  For questions about
the proposed groups contact Dave Sill (de5 at ornl.gov).

This vote also has an assistant votetaker, Patrick Horgan (patrick at amdahl.com).

Note: this is the third comp.os.linux reorganization vote.  Earlier ones
occurred as follows:
   Nov 1992		vote-taker: iwj at cam-orl.co.uk (Ian Jackson)
   Aug 1993		vote-taker: ikluft at amdahl.com (Ian Kluft)


OFFICIAL SOURCES OF THE CFV

The only official sources for copies of this CFV are the UseNet newsgroups
to which it is posted including news.announce.newgroups and the e-mail server
at linux-cfv-request at amdahl.com.


CHARTERS

These are the group charters as provided by the proponent.

	1) Group: comp.os.linux.advocacy (unmoderated)

	 Charter: For discussion of the benefits of Linux compared to other
		  operating systems.

	2) Group: comp.os.linux.answers (moderated)

	 Charter: For posting Linux FAQs, How-To's, READMEs and other
		  documents that answer questions about Linux.  This will
		  help keep the traffic down in other c.o.l.* groups and will
		  leave comp.os.linux.announce for true announcements.
		  C.o.l.answers will be moderated by Matt Welsh
		  (mdw at cs.cornell.edu), the moderator of c.o.l.announce.

	 Submission Address: linux-announce at tc.cornell.edu
	 Moderator Contact: linux-announce-request at tc.cornell.edu

	3) Group: comp.os.linux.development.apps (unmoderated)

	 Charter: For questions and discussion regarding the writing of
		  applications for Linux and the porting of applications to
		  Linux.

	4) Group: comp.os.linux.hardware (unmoderated)

	 Charter: For questions and discussion specific to a particular piece
		  of hardware, e.g., "can this system run Linux?", "how do I
		  use this disk drive with Linux?", etc.

	5) Group: comp.os.linux.networking (unmoderated)

	 Charter: For questions and discussion relating to networking or
		  communications including Ethernet boards, serial
		  communications, SLIP, etc.

	6) Group: comp.os.linux.x (unmoderated)

	 Charter: For questions and discussion relating to X Window System,
		  version 11, compatible software including servers, clients,
		  libraries, and fonts, running under Linux.  XFree86 issues
		  not unique to Linux will be directed to
		  comp.windows.x.i386unix.

	7) Rename group: comp.os.linux.development (unmoderated)
		     to: comp.os.linux.development.system (unmoderated)

	 Charter: For questions and discussion regarding the development of
		  the Linux operating system proper: kernel, device drivers,
		  loadable modules.

	8) Rename group: comp.os.linux.admin (unmoderated)
		     to: comp.os.linux.setup (unmoderated)

	 Charter: For questions and discussion relating to Linux installation
		  and system administration.

	9) Rename group: comp.os.linux.help (unmoderated)
		     to: comp.os.linux.misc (unmoderated)

	 Charter: For questions and discussion relating to Linux but not
		  covered by a more specific Linux newsgroup.

	    Note: The intent here is actually to remove comp.os.linux.help,
		  not to rename it to .misc, which already exists. 
		  Unfortunately, it's not possible to remove it directly.

	Comp.os.linux Reorganization Roadmap

	  Current Hierarchy                 Proposed Hierarchy

					    c.o.l.advocacy
	  c.o.l.announce                    c.o.l.announce
					    c.o.l.answers
	  c.o.l.development                 c.o.l.development.system
					    c.o.l.development.apps
	  c.o.l.help
					    c.o.l.hardware
	  c.o.l.misc                        c.o.l.misc
					    c.o.l.networking
	  c.o.l.admin                       c.o.l.setup
					    c.o.l.x



HOW TO VOTE

Erase everything above the top "-=-=-=-" line and erase everything
below the bottom "-=-=-=-" line.  Do not erase anything between these
lines and do not change the group names.  Basically, remove everything
except the ballot - we have to save them all on disk.

Give your name on the line that asks for it. For each group, place a YES or
NO in the brackets next to it to vote for or against it.  If you don't want
to vote on a particular group, just leave the space blank.  Don't worry
about spacing of the columns or any quote characters (">") that your reply
inserts.

Then mail the ballot to:    linux-reorg-vote at amdahl.com
Just Replying to this message should work, but check the "To:" line.

Quick voting checklist:
1) Fill in the ballot form shown below.
2) Delete the rest of the CFV from your reply.
3) Make sure your reply goes to linux-reorg-vote at amdahl.com.


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comp.os.linux.* reorg Ballot    <col-reorg3-0001> (Don't remove this marker)

Give your real name here:

[Your Vote]  Group
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[ YES     ]  example.yes.vote
[ NO      ]  example.no.vote
[ ABSTAIN ]  example.abstention

[         ]  comp.os.linux.advocacy
[         ]  comp.os.linux.answers
[         ]  comp.os.linux.development.apps
[         ]  comp.os.linux.hardware
[         ]  comp.os.linux.networking
[         ]  comp.os.linux.x
[         ]  comp.os.linux.development.system (replaces c.o.l.development)
[         ]  comp.os.linux.setup (replaces c.o.l.admin)
[         ]  REMOVE comp.os.linux.help (see proposal)
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